MERCER COUNTY finances
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MERCER COUNTY
County in New Jersey (Mercer County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 12/31); population 367,239.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $277.4 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $90.4 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $3.2 million | U |
| From the federal government | $14.0 million | B |
| From the state government | $88.3 million | C |
| From local governments | $54.2 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $440.9 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $11.2 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $14.1 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $7.6 million | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $527.5 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $473.7 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $644.4 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| General NEC | $98.2 million |
| Higher Educ | $78.3 million |
| Welfare NEC | $73.7 million |
| Elem Sec Educ | $68.3 million |
| Correction Insts | $31.3 million |
| Police Protection | $19.6 million |
| Judicial | $19.5 million |
| Central Staff | $15.3 million |
| Parks & Rec | $15.2 million |
| Regular Highways | $7.8 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $6.4 million |
| Air Trans | $5.4 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $5.0 million |
| Health | $4.7 million |
| Financial Adm | $2.2 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $651,000 |
| Higher Education-Aux | $308,000 |
| Sewerage | $24,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $599.6 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $11.3 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $65.5 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $545.3 million |
| 61V | Short Term Debt O/S-Beginning | $163.8 million |
| 64V | Short Term Debt O/S-End of FY | $99.0 million |
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $5.3 million |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $56,000 |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $3.3 million |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $5.0 million |
| A16 | Higher Educ Auxiliary Charges | $952,000 |
| A18 | Higher Educ Tuition Charges | $25.0 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $6.2 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $31.6 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $13.1 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $14.0 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $88.3 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $54.2 million |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $5.4 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $31.3 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $65.9 million |
| E16 | Higher Education-Aux-Cur Oper | $308,000 |
| E18 | Higher Educ Current Operation | $71.7 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $2.2 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $19.5 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $15.3 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $6.4 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $4.7 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $7.8 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $651,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $15.2 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $19.6 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $73.7 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $24,000 |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $5.0 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $96.0 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $2.3 million |
| F18 | Higher Educ Construction | $6.6 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $2.3 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $14.1 million |
| J19 | Scholarships & Other Subsidies | $7.6 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $277.4 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $376,000 |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $1.1 million |
| U40 | Rents | $253,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $1.4 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2022, Census of Governments: every local government (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 341021170103.